I started to lift weights at the age of 14, and my goal was allways to be number one, big and strong. My background is from Power-lifting and then Bodybuilding. I wanted to be like Arnold !. First I became a Power-lifter, so from 1986 to 1989 I broke about 30 Norwegian power-lifting records, 3 European and 1 world record. I won the Norwegian championship 3 times, the Nordic Championship and became 3’rd in both the European and the World Championship. In 1990 I decided to started to compete in bodybuilding and won the Norwegian Championship in the heavy weight division and several other titles. In 1993 I became number 2 in the World Games and that earned me a I.F.B.B Pro-card. I competed in a few pro-shows, but a muscle tore prevented me from getting any high placing. I entered shows like the 1994 New York Night of the Champions.

So in 1996 after retired from bodybuilding I got a call from Illka Kinunnen, one of the IFSA’s Vice Presidents. He wanted me to compete in Strongman, and the World Strongest Man Competition !. I was only one point ahead from getting into the final that year, so I decided to” give it a shot” ,train hard and heavy and really go for it!. ”NO GUTS, NO GLORY”!. “Once upon a time”, is no history……………